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Histamenon Nomisma - John II Komnenos Constantinopolis
| Issuer | Byzantine Empire |
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| Year | 1118-1143 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
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| Obverse script | Greek |
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| Reverse description | Two standing figures presented in full frontal orientation jointly holding a patriarchal cross mounted on a three-stepped base. To the left stands Emperor John II Komnenos, crowned and attired in imperial loros and chlamys, identified by the legend to his side. To the right stands Saint George, depicted in military dress with a nimbus and bearing a sword, identified by the inscription in the opposite field. The composition follows the established Komnenian dynastic typology of emperor paired with a military patron saint, conveying divine sanction of imperial authority. |
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| Reverse lettering | Iω ΔECΠOTH / Θ ΓεωΡΓε (Translation: John, Despot. Saint George.) |
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